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Standing boy wearing a checked jacket and trousers ambrotype, 1857
Image: 1/6 plate on purple ruby glass; Standing boy with arm resting on cloth-covered posing table, wearing light pants and jacket made with a checked print, a high collar turned down over a dark narrow and long bow tie, holding a hat in his hand. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Ov...
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| Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania daguerreotypes and ambrotypes (#3404) |
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| Date: | 1857 |
| Dimensions: | 7 x 8.3 cm 2 3/4 x 3 9/32 in 8.1 x 9.2 cm 3 3/16 x 3 5/8 in |
| Box Number: | Box 1 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6131 |
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Image: 1/6 plate on purple ruby glass; Standing boy with arm resting on cloth-covered posing table, wearing light pants and jacket made with a checked print, a high collar turned down over a dark narrow and long bow tie, holding a hat in his hand. Preserver: Straight but more ornate (1850s). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather-covered wood-frame embossed with a vase and butterfly design both front and back, with a gilded edge trim on the interior, a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a geometric design (1850s). |
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